Christ, Our Secure Hope
This morning, Pastor Jim Renke will be leading us through Hebrews 10:32-39 and our call to persevere in the gospel of Christ. In the face of tensions, we need to follow Jesus, walk his way in the world and not give up on the journey. We pray you will be encouraged in your faith and strengthened to continue to stand with Him.
General Announcements
Virtual Prayer Gathering: This Tuesday night, 8/19, 7 pm, we’ll be gathering on Zoom for our prayer meeting. Come join us for a meaningful time of prayer—all from the comfort of your own living room. Zoom details to follow via email. If you have a prayer request or an update, please send it to office@evcl.org.
Grill & Chill. Young adults and young families edition. Pastor Jim’s house, Saturday, August 23 at 4 p.m. Come and enjoy a BBQ together!
SUMMER TALKS. Pastor Jim will be hosting, Bible, Sermon, or Spiritual Conversations, on Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to 8 pm. Feel free to bring along your dinner and your questions! Let’s take this time to open up conversations on what God is doing in our lives, or in our understanding of Him and His Word.
VCL Blood Drive—Our next Red Cross blood drive is Tuesday, September 9. Please give if you are able. Appointments are scheduled every 15 minutes from 1:00—6:00p.m. Sign up at redcross.org. Volunteers needed to host people as they come to donate. Please call or email Ed Manzo or the church office to help out.
Completing the Call Campaign update. We thank God and you, that we’ve received $137,000 of pledged gifts. When you give your campaign pledges, you may put them in the offering plate, but be sure to mark them “Campaign Pledge.” This will assure us that the gift will go into the designated account. Thank you.
Fall Ministries
Fall kickoff salad lunch. We will be having a salad lunch right after the service on September 14th in the Great Room. Watch for sign ups and more details to come.
Thursday Women’s Bible Study: All women of VCL and friends are welcome to our weekly Bible Study. This semester we’ll be studying the theme of Jesus in the Old Testament using the book Christ the Key: Unlocking the centrality of Christ in the Old Testament by Chad Bird. We’re excited about this study as we learn how consistent Scripture is in its revelation of Jesus as Messiah. Books will be available soon. We begin Thursday, September 18, 930—11 am. Babysitting is provided. Questions: Carol Marshall carolsings3@comcast.net
And Growth Group kickoff! We’re inviting all growth group leaders, growth group members and anyone else interested in growth groups to a meeting with dessert(!) on Sunday evening, September 21st at 6 p.m. here at church in the Great Room.
Looking ahead:
9/09 Red Cross Blood Drive
9/14 Fall Kickoff Salad Lunch
9/18 Women’s Bible Study
9/21 Growth Group Kickoff
Giving & Financial Update
It’s important that we continue to embody our trust in the Lord’s provision through faithful, sacrificial giving. Please visit http://evcl.org/give/ and make your offering as an intentional act of faith.
Although online giving is available, you may also write and mail your checks to Village Church of Lincolnshire, 201 Riverwoods Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045
General Fund Giving for August 2025
Last Week Year to Date
Actual Giving August 10, 2025……………………………………..… $6,162 …………………….……..…. $305,436
General Fund Budget 2025 ………………..………………………… $9,079……………….……….………… 290,530
Variation to Budget …………………………………..….……….………($2,917) …………………………..……. $14,906
WORSHIP (LIVE-STREAMED)
Please download today’s Order of Worship. Sermon notes included with Order of Worship.
This Sunday’s stream will be available on 8/17 at 10:30 AM. You can access it any time by clicking here.